easygoingness

noun

as in self-confidence

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for easygoingness
  1. self-confidence
  2. self-assurance
  3. indifference
  4. assurance
  5. self-assuredness
  6. unconcern
  7. poise
  8. confidence
Noun
  • On top of that, the mental load that comes with handling a health crisis like cancer can do a number on a woman’s body image and self-confidence.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 29 Oct. 2026
  • His campaign has targeted boosting school attendance and student self-confidence as the district’s two biggest challenges.
    — Sophia Veneziano, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of self-confidence
Noun
  • Reiter’s character’s brash self-assurance, along with her expressive face and physicality, really complement a deadpan Wickline.
    — Rima Parikh, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The 25-year-old from California opened the final with some swagger, popping four aces in the first game, but his self-assurance quickly ebbed.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of self-assurance
Noun
  • On Monday, Boulder police said 18-year-old Omar Perez of Thornton, Colorado, was arrested on Monday morning and charged with first-degree murder with extreme indifference and assault in the first-degree with extreme indifference.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The goal is pure pleasure, not a statement or message; the worst-case scenario is indifference or mild disappointment—not, say, horror at your fundamental misunderstanding of a long-standing personal relationship.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of indifference
Noun
  • Kempczinski’s assurance that the company had started to turn things around in the last month of the quarter helped revive a stock that had fallen a jarring 32% between February and October.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Everyone’s inner monologue is narrated by no less than author Zadie Smith, whose voice-over’s cool assurance forms a productive contrast with the characters’ anxious scrambling.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of assurance
Noun
  • Pride is also about developing confidence and self-assuredness to do hard things.
    — Carolyn O'Laughlin, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
  • Peterson showcased a swagger that toed the line between confidence and self-assuredness often seen in superstar athletes.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026
Definition of self-assuredness
Noun
  • The book’s occasional oases of self-examination are surrounded by dusty expanses of omission and unconcern.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
  • Whatever the reason, Maxwell’s strength and the shark’s apparent unconcern put one of Maxwell’s friends in danger.
    — Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
Definition of unconcern
Noun
  • Her voice has a clear affinity with Vashti Bunyan’s, possessing a maternal warmth and formal poise that can sound tender without becoming mannered.
    — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026
  • No one has a better track record of helping young women artists articulate their emotional lives and writerly poise on record, and then making that record a smash hit.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of poise
Noun
  • Known for his confidence and aggressive playing style, Sears says his father has taught him the importance of staying humble and grounded despite his success.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • But consumer demand in China has been suppressed as confidence took a hit from a prolonged property sector downturn among other factors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of confidence
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